This incident is from the year 1981. At that time, only cars like Ambassador and Padmini were the rule in India. But their reach was limited to a limited class. Then the need of a small car was felt in the country. For this, India needed technology partners all over the world. Looked for it all over the world including America and Germany in India. Eventually his search ended in Japan. This marked the beginning of Maruti Suzuki. Its first factory was established in Gurugram. Many Japanese engineers came to India to help build this factory.
Amazing done with desi jugaad
A very large machine had to be set underground in the factory. It was a minor thing in Japan but India was not its technology. Japanese engineers tried a lot but they did not succeed. Eventually he gave up and went to his hotel. When he came the next day, he came to know that Indian engineers had set the machine of several tons under the ground. The Japanese engineers were surprised to see this. When asked about this, he was told that it was the idea of Joga Singh, the boss of the engineering department.
When Japanese engineers asked Joga Singh about this, he said it was easy. He filled the entire pit with snow and then slid the machine over it. The ice slowly melted and the machine set up. The Japanese engineering was stunned to hear this. It may sound strange but Indian engineers have done this wonders with desi jugaad. Even today this anecdote is told in management colleges.
Preparation of third plant
Maruti had crossed the 1 million vehicle production mark in March 1994. It had produced 10 million vehicles till March 2011 and 20 million vehicles till July 2018. Its first plant was started in Gurugram, Haryana. Now it has two plants. Both are in Haryana. The company has one plant in Gurugram and the other in Manesar. Keeping in view the increasing demand for passenger vehicles, the company is working on starting a new plant at Kharkhoda, Haryana.
Source: navbharattimes.indiatimes.com
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